Nathan Cleverly v Tony Bellew

slapbangwallop · 14-10-2011 4:43pm #1

Was over at the weigh in and it kicked off a little.

Hopefully the fight has a few fireworks as well.

Cleverly v Bellew weigh in vid -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnOkx299twg

magma69 · 14-10-2011 4:55pm

Cleverly is by no means a big puncher but I still expect him to blow away Bellew before round 8.

Bellew was patient in his last fight and was happy to take a decision but Cleverly won't let him fight at his own leisurely pace. I don't even consider Cleverly to be close the top guys in the division despite being a world title holder but he is still a level ahead of Bellew who really has hardly cut the mustard at British level.

megadodge · 14-10-2011 5:54pm

Can't wait to see Bellew get the crap kicked out of him. He's an utter scumbag!!
I expect Cleverly to wear him down by the late rounds and continue his improvement.

magma69 · 14-10-2011 5:57pm

megadodge wrote: »

Can't wait to see Bellew get the crap kicked out of him. He's an utter scumbag!!
I expect Cleverly to wear him down by the late rounds and continue his improvement.

Why do you think he's a scumbag?

If it's because of the pre fight antics, I wouldn't pay any attention to that. He never had a bad word to say about Clev until he arrived on his radar. I've no doubt they are mates behind closed doors.

Spazdarn · 14-10-2011 5:59pm

Yeah nothing explosive from Cleverly but he'll do enough damage and probably get a tko in the later rounds.

Bellew is a scumbag but he's generally interesting to watch, and Cleverly is prone to taking a dig or two so at the very least it'll be interesting.

gene_tunney · 14-10-2011 7:01pm

Cleverly is a Sky Sports hypejob who will get KTFO as soon as he fights anybody decent.

Jayob10 · 14-10-2011 9:08pm

Bellew will stop Cleverly in shocker. gunna lump some money on it too.

BiffoGooner · 15-10-2011 2:56am

magma69 wrote: »

Why do you think he's a scumbag?

If it's because of the pre fight antics, I wouldn't pay any attention to that. He never had a bad word to say about Clev until he arrived on his radar. I've no doubt they are mates behind closed doors.

Yeah, wouldn't mind that nonsense at all, all part of the fight game. Tony posts regularly on a well known boxing forum and he seems well sound actually. A 'scumbag' he isn't. Should be an entertaining fight.

bellybuster12 · 15-10-2011 5:14am

What channel is this on? Hardly ppv??

Although i don't rate cleverly as a top class boxer(yet) i still expect him to brush bellew aside fairly easy.

I think cleverly could become a class act in the near future, he's only 24 and has a world title which will ensure big fights ahead of him, he can only get better and seems a very smart young man.

Artfu1Dodger · 15-10-2011 4:31pm

bellybuster12 wrote: »

What channel is this on? Hardly ppv??

Although i don't rate cleverly as a top class boxer(yet) i still expect him to brush bellew aside fairly easy.

I think cleverly could become a class act in the near future, he's only 24 and has a world title which will ensure big fights ahead of him, he can only get better and seems a very smart young man.

Its on boxnation which is free for the moment if you have sky.
Looking forward to this one should be a good fight.

bellybuster12 · 15-10-2011 5:03pm

byrneno7 wrote: »

Its on boxnation which is free for the moment if you have sky.
Looking forward to this one should be a good fight.

Cheers. I see the hopkins fight is on that channel later as well.

tinner777 · 15-10-2011 6:33pm

free here as well
http://boxnation.tv/live.php

would love a bellow win, but think cleverly will knock him out

supersean1999 · 15-10-2011 6:34pm

byrneno7 wrote: »

Its on boxnation which is free for the moment if you have sky.
Looking forward to this one should be a good fight.

i get the impression its just a sky channel, id imagine they will make the bigger fights ppv, to compete against prime time,, as for tonights fighting, that enzo mac can barely speak english, the rest of the crew are good, ya cant beat bunce

tinner777 · 15-10-2011 6:40pm

supersean1999 wrote: »

i get the impression its just a sky channel, id imagine they will make the bigger fights ppv, to compete against prime time,, as for tonights fighting, that enzo mac can barely speak english, the rest of the crew are good, ya cant beat bunce

think its a tenner a month from next month

supersean1999 · 15-10-2011 6:56pm

tinner777 wrote: »

think its a tenner a month from next month

so what will sky be showing, prize fighter and british title fights,

coronaextra · 15-10-2011 7:01pm

they mentioned Bellew having to loose 14-18 pounds for the fight at short notice???

Thats going to take a lot out of him!

Artfu1Dodger · 15-10-2011 7:12pm

coronaextra wrote: »

they mentioned Bellew having to loose 14-18 pounds for the fight at short notice???

Thats going to take a lot out of him!

I think that was for the fight that was cancelled a few months ago.

efb · 15-10-2011 7:16pm

"THE sweet science may have found a new permanent home following the launch of TV channel BoxNation.
Fight fans will now be able to enjoy the best bouts from around the world in one place, thanks in no small part to promoter Frank Warren.

The station, which will be available on Sky channel 456, Virgin and online, will broadcast its first live fight on September 30 when Liam Walsh takes on Paul Appleby at London's iconic York Hall.

BoxNation will be free to view until later in the year, when it switches to a subscription service costing £10 a month.

Warren, who is a shareholder in the new venture, will honour his contract with Sky Sports but Nathan Cleverly's October 15 showdown with Tony Bellew will air live on BoxNation.

The SunSport columnist said: "This channel's all about boxing. It's about OUR sport and giving the fans what they want.

"This is what all boxing fans have been waiting for — a dedicated channel, 100 per cent committed to showing the best fights from around the world.

"There's a great live audience out there who want to see the best fights and we believe we're going to deliver.

"We've got a great schedule lined up, starting on September 30 at the spiritual home of British boxing.

"We'll be going free-to-air to start with before charging £10 a month for two live shows a week.

"If you're a fight fan, you really can't miss this."

BoxNation's coverage will be presented by Jim Rosenthal and Paul Dempsey, while boxing pundit Steve Bunce and commentator John Rawling will call the live events.

Bunce's Boxing Hour will return and the super-middleweight showdown between WBO champion Robert Stieglitz and Mikkel Kessler will also be screened live from Denmark.

Warren added: "Most importantly, our fighters are going to be able to get more exposure thanks to BoxNation.

"We've had eight to 10 shows a year on Sky but that's not enough for all the boxers I've got in my stable.

"Now we'll be able to give them the proper amount of bouts they all deserve.

"From my point of view, it's a dream come true and I'm going to put my heart and soul into this to make sure it's a success."

supersean1999 · 15-10-2011 7:24pm

efb wrote: »

"THE sweet science may have found a new permanent home following the launch of TV channel BoxNation.
Fight fans will now be able to enjoy the best bouts from around the world in one place, thanks in no small part to promoter Frank Warren.

The station, which will be available on Sky channel 456, Virgin and online, will broadcast its first live fight on September 30 when Liam Walsh takes on Paul Appleby at London's iconic York Hall.

BoxNation will be free to view until later in the year, when it switches to a subscription service costing £10 a month.

Warren, who is a shareholder in the new venture, will honour his contract with Sky Sports but Nathan Cleverly's October 15 showdown with Tony Bellew will air live on BoxNation.

The SunSport columnist said: "This channel's all about boxing. It's about OUR sport and giving the fans what they want.

"This is what all boxing fans have been waiting for — a dedicated channel, 100 per cent committed to showing the best fights from around the world.

"There's a great live audience out there who want to see the best fights and we believe we're going to deliver.

"We've got a great schedule lined up, starting on September 30 at the spiritual home of British boxing.

"We'll be going free-to-air to start with before charging £10 a month for two live shows a week.

"If you're a fight fan, you really can't miss this."

BoxNation's coverage will be presented by Jim Rosenthal and Paul Dempsey, while boxing pundit Steve Bunce and commentator John Rawling will call the live events.

Bunce's Boxing Hour will return and the super-middleweight showdown between WBO champion Robert Stieglitz and Mikkel Kessler will also be screened live from Denmark.

Warren added: "Most importantly, our fighters are going to be able to get more exposure thanks to BoxNation.

"We've had eight to 10 shows a year on Sky but that's not enough for all the boxers I've got in my stable.

"Now we'll be able to give them the proper amount of bouts they all deserve.

"From my point of view, it's a dream come true and I'm going to put my heart and soul into this to make sure it's a success."

cheers, i get a sneaky feeling sky are involved too, ill cancel setanta,and knock this on

efb · 15-10-2011 7:27pm

supersean1999 wrote: »

cheers, i get a sneaky feeling sky are involved too, ill cancel setanta,and knock this on

I think Sky are pulling out of the fight game, no money in it, post hatton, but they'd like boxing on their platform.

The freq for freesat are on the box nation thread

pacquiao · 15-10-2011 9:43pm

I want to see a war !

iii Stevo iii · 15-10-2011 9:48pm

Cleverly decision backed. Hope this is a good fight

pacquiao · 15-10-2011 9:51pm

doesn;t bellew cut alot?

themandan6611 · 15-10-2011 9:53pm

jaysus the refs a fat hitler

walshb · 15-10-2011 10:20pm

Super super scrap. Really high quality!

megadodge · 15-10-2011 10:23pm

This is an excellent fight, even better than I hoped.

efb · 15-10-2011 10:31pm

This is a right ding dong!

Dusty87 · 15-10-2011 10:31pm

Nice right by Bellew. Clev doing a bit of a Kahn when he gets hit cleanly. The hands up in the air, didnt feel it judge!

unknown13 · 15-10-2011 10:35pm

Seriously close fight. This has SD or MD all written all over it.

efb · 15-10-2011 10:37pm

These lads are as hard as nails

Dusty87 · 15-10-2011 10:37pm

unknown13 wrote: »

Seriously close fight. This has SD or MD all written all over it.

i have it close too, but if it goes to the cards Clev wins.

efb · 15-10-2011 10:39pm

Cleverly, by 1

iii Stevo iii · 15-10-2011 10:40pm

Great fight

supersean1999 · 15-10-2011 10:40pm

clev by 2-3 for me

unknown13 · 15-10-2011 10:43pm

Great fight, I think a rematch in a year or two would be nice but Bellew has proven he is a lot better than people thought

bellybuster12 · 15-10-2011 11:00pm

Didn't think bellew had that in him, gave it everything but just came up short and tired in the last few rds, lost nothing in defeat.

Still think cleverly is improving and has a decent future ahead of him.

Nathan Cleverly v Tony Bellew

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